Barbados 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2024)

76

(2024)

Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2016)

1.7

(2016)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2025)

282,623

(2025)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2025)

0.1

(2025)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

-87

(2025)

Trend

No data available

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2025 billion)

8.02

(2025 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2025)

28,364.8

(2025)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2025)

2.7

(2025)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

6.5

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2025)

0.8

(2025)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2017)

1.5

(2017)

Trend
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Surveys

Human Capital Index

  • HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)

    Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health

    Barbados

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

  • Annual GDP Growth (%)
    Barbados